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What is Faith?: Essays in the Philosophy of Religion

By Anthony Kenny

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1992
ISBN
0192830678, 9780192830678
LCC
BL51 .K43 1992
Open Library ID
OL1562126M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4713567 bytes)
Pages
127\127
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

In this book, renowned philosopher Anthony Kenny focuses on one of the central questions in the philosophy of religion: is the belief in God and faith in the divine word rational? Surveying what has been said on the topic by such major recent thinkers as Wittgenstein and Platinga, Kenny contructs his own account of what he calls "the intellectual virtue of reasonable belief which stands between skepticism and credulity," which he then applies to the Christian doctrine of faith. Kenny also addresses related questions such as the existence and nature of God and the problem of evil in a world created by an omnipotent being. A fascinating exploration of a subject presented in clear, accessible language, What is Faith? is essential reading for anyone who hopes to understand a debate that has now raged for two thousand years.

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